Scope and Content: The State Prison was opened in 1805 at Charlestown, Boston, as a successor to the prison on Castle Island.  During 1878-1884 the prison was closed and inmates kept at Concord.  With that exception, Charlestown remained the state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Walpole, 1981
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Scope and Content: The Board of Regents of Higher Education has overall responsibility for the state system of higher education. The vice chancellor for academic affairs, as the responsible officer for formulating and implementing policies concerning academic programs and head of the board’s Division of Academic Affairs, attends meetings of the board but is not a voting member. This series was created by the division to document system-wide policy for the public institutions of higher education. It contains agendas, minutes, and motions for discussion. Information is included on academic programs, personnel actions, and other activities of divisions within the Board of Regents.
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Scope and Content: The Unemployment Compensation Commission was established in 1935, replaced by the Division of Unemployment Compensation (Dept. of Labor and Industries) in 1939, renamed Division of Employment Security in 1941.
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Arrangement: Filed separately; Arranged alphabetically by subject. Arranged alphabetically
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Scope and Content: Rainsford Island in Boston Harbor was the site since 1736 of various hospital and other charitable institutions administered and funded alternately or jointly by Massachusetts and Boston.  In 1854 a hospital for sick state paupers opened there, first under the auspices of the Board of Alien Commissioners and then from 1863 under that of the Board of State Charities; it was also used as a military hospital from 1864 and closed in 1866.
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Notes: Flyleaf: Rainsford Island Hospital records
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Scope and Content: During the Revolution, the Massachusetts General Court designated the Board of War to administer the war effort on behalf of the colony, including the provisioning of troops.
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Scope and Content: Faced with the necessity of organizing the state’s response to military hostilities with Britain, the General Assembly of Massachusetts mandated the creation of the Board of War.  The board was charged with administering the conduct of the war effort on behalf of Massachusetts.
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Scope and Content: Faced with the necessity of organizing the state’s response to military hostilities with Britain, the General Assembly of  Massachusetts mandated the creation of the Board of War.  The board was charged with administering the conduct of the war effort on behalf of Massachusetts.
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